q852517-deactivated20171015 asked:
data is super sweet to all the neurodivergent kids on the enterprise who would normally be picked on/stigmatized by their peers and teachers, because to data he just thinks "all living beings process the world differently" "this human does not feel prefer vocal communication" "this child relaxes by flapping her hands" and will listen to their special interests for hours when no one else will because he sees how excited little Tamika gets about knowing all the stars in the galaxy and others
i love this so much!!! though i would hope that in the future, people wont pick on those who are neurodivergent but i am still so in love with the idea of data listening to kid’s special interests, drawing and signing with those who don’t like to/can’t speak, and just going on for hours about stuff he likes for those who just like to listen. i love everything about this very pure 10/10